I'm sick of these "animal" references.
Do these people not have any dignity?
People go through fires, tragedies all the time and survive...are these people any different?
What am I not understanding here?
Also, do they not realize how to maintain order? Get that mayor into the "zone" and have him lead his people out. Someone needs to show a spine from within that victim camp and snap these people back to reality.
Maybe I've finally snapped?
It's not so much "dignity" as it is a sense of self-reliance. That's what's missing in this whole disaster. The "victims" from the outset assumed the "Nanny-state" would take care of them. Admittedly this hurricane was incredibly destructive, but it didn't come up suddenly. There was time to fill up a few gallons of water for each person in the family, stuff some food in a backpack, and a few essentials.
The one that really got me was the woman complaining about when the bus would show up to take them out. Heck, I'd have my kids by the hand and be hoofing it out of there. Persecuted Mormon pioneers walked to Utah, for cryin' out loud! Every boy scout learns how to make an improvised shelter. My sons learned how to make snow caves and slept out in sub-zero weather when we lived in Alaska.
People keep complaining about "lack of leadership." If disaster strikes, I'm not about to wait on the government to stick me in a "refugee camp" with a bunch of miscreant low-lifes. Every American ought to take a lesson and make some simple emergency preparations. God made us sovereign individuals; each of us is responsible to ensure our own safety and survival.